Science Lesson From a Mayfly

Damselflies are dainty, they are wisest of the wise. Dragonflies a bit dumpy, much bigger than you and I. I am a three-tailed Mayfly, so I am an expert in flies. You can call me a Stonefly, but only if your name is Sigh. We fly in swarms, but you may not see us for a while For we are less than a finger-tip length long, and we do not smile. We have not mouths or tummies, for we do not survive too long. The longest we could survive is a week, and that is way too long. Our job is to mate and die, the happy motto of the Mayfly. Mate in flight. Mate in sight. Mate and die. Mate and sigh. That is the fate of the true Mayfly. Some of us last merely minutes. Then fall back into the water to feed the fish that are in it. Mate and die. Mate and sigh. This is the song of the happy Mayfly. We cannot sing for we have no mouth, but we can hum if we try. Mate and die, Mate and sigh. We mate so light, and we mate in flight. Spy a delicate winged fly with three tails? She is a Mayfly all right.